Gothenburg news

Read the latest local news from Gothenburg.
Kristersson: It’s a bit tense

Kristersson: It’s a bit tense as Sweden heads to the polls

Voters describe a special feeling

Voters describe a special feeling as Sweden heads to the polls

Mia Skäringer: I am my

Mia Skäringer: I am my own Judas in new solo show

New ESA satellites will track

New ESA satellites will track plant fluorescence and speed up forest fire warnings

Katarina Wennstam receives this year’s

Katarina Wennstam receives this year’s Crimetime Award at the Gothenburg Book Fair

Minister posts raw SVT interview,

Minister posts raw SVT interview, drawing criticism over media attacks

Genre image

Man dies in apartment building workplace accident in Gothenburg

Finnish-Swedish theatre director and producer

Finnish-Swedish theatre director and producer Isa Stenberg dies at 88

A year without fatal shootings

A year without fatal shootings in Gothenburg, police say

Self-driving bus pilot stopped in

Self-driving bus pilot stopped in central Gothenburg after tram collision

Could the next Culture Minister

Could the next Culture Minister be a Sweden Democrat?

Swedish Election

The Swedish parliamentary election: More people voting early in Sweden

About Gothenburg

Gothenburg (Göteborg) is Sweden's second-largest city and is located on Sweden's west coast at the mouth of the Göta River. Approximately 600,000 people live in Gothenburg, and in the entire Greater Gothenburg area, around 1.1 million people reside (as of 2023), making it the fifth-largest city in the Nordic region. The city was founded in 1621 by Gustav II Adolf.